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A town of 7,179. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Liberty Township gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $297K, 4.1 years of the Findlay area’s $73K median household income. It grades A− overall, 229th among Ohio's 987 graded towns. On the plus side, its schools outperform 92% of the state's. On civic life, just 58 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. 48% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Liberty Township, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Andrew Powell Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Liberty Township beats most towns.
Where Liberty Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Liberty Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Liberty Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Liberty Township.
Liberty Township pairs an A for schools with modest home prices and has commutes shorter than most of Ohio, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Its A for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $297K.
Its public schools are run by the Liberty-Benton Local school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Liberty-Benton High School, with 549 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Benton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 620 | A |
| Liberty-Benton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 549 | A |
| Liberty-Benton Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 462 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
14 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Oakwoods Nature Preserve, at 216 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Litzenberg Memorial Woods | 3.7 mi | 152 |
| 2. Oakwoods Nature Preserve | 2 mi | 216 |
| 3. Indian Green – Worden Family Conservation Area | 0.3 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The average commute for its 3,231 working residents takes 17.2 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Liberty Township for work: only 4% work in town. Liberty Township’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Liberty Township has added 411 jobs, to 2,288 in 2023.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Liberty Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,402 U.S. towns with household incomes like Liberty Township’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so it trails even them.
Liberty Township beats the Ohio average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 40% of Liberty Township adults have obesity.
| Liberty Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Liberty Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 8.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Liberty Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Liberty Township
About 5 of every 100 Liberty Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Township in Ohio, US
Liberty Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,044. Liberty Township Has a fire department Called Liberty TWP FD and has a highschool named Liberty Benton Highshcool
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4 towns share a border with Liberty Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | #229 | A− | B | — | A | C+ |
| Findlay | #658 | C+ | B+ | C | B− | C+ |
| Eagle Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Blanchard Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allen Township | #251 | A− | B− | — | A | B− |
Eagle Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Liberty Township, Eagle Township and Allen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Blanchard Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Liberty Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Liberty Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #229 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.